# Match Record: DUPR - ADVANCED BEGINNER TUESDAY NIGHTS - Pickleheads Up & Down the River - Game 5 (2026-04-28)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-05 08:35:42
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## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2026-04-28
- **Estimated Play Time:** 8:45 AM
- **Event:** DUPR - ADVANCED BEGINNER TUESDAY NIGHTS - Pickleheads Up & Down the River - Game 5
- **Location:** The Pickleball Zone 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 7-11
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Casual / Recreational (<3.5) (Average DUPR: 2.86)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Natalie Leger** (DUPR ID: DWMM26) - Rating: 2.419, Location: Houston, TX, US
- **Jay Atkinson** (DUPR ID: 4VPX76) - Rating: 2.954, Location: N/A

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **kim Brode** (DUPR ID: 59ZZLR) - Rating: 3.574, Location: N/A
- **Doug Cafarella** (DUPR ID: 7JPGV9) - Rating: 2.506, Location: TX, US

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